Here's the video of Yankees' Single-A pitcher Pat Venditte baffling a hitter last night with his pitching ambidexterity.
Venditte, a natural right-handed pitcher, had a special glove made — four fingers, two thumbs — so he doesn't have to go all Jim Abbott out there on the mound.
Yankees' Ambidextrous minor league pitcher makes a dizzying debut [NY Mag]
Switch Pitcher Pat Venditte Is Just Doing What He Does [Sporting News]
New York, 9:50 PM
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